This tournament is about teams playing teams like a competition or a league. The participating teams play the other teams once (round robin format). For the edition we had 18 teams, we’ll probably have a few more teams this time. Teams score points with every game won, the team with the most points beat the other team. The team with the most wins over other teams will be the champion. In case of a tie, the team with the most total points scored win. We will play a round every two weeks.

Important: If we end up with many more than 20 teams we will play a qualifying round to end up with 16 to 20 teams who will go on to play the main round of this tournament. The format of the qualifying round will be determined by the actual amount of teams signing up. For example: If we end up with 28 teams, we may play a round with 7 groups of 4 teams, which will play each other once (round robin format), with the 3 teams with the best record going through to the main round (in that case we would end up with 21 teams in the main round). The results from the qualifying round would count towards the main round. Other details will be decided when necessary.

----To get an idea of how it all works, please have a look at the thread of the previous edition.

1.- The teams consist of a minimum of 4, and a maximum of 6 players. All players need to be officers at sign up (i.e. have a score of at least 1600 points = rank of Lieutenant) and premium members. If a team cannot sign up at least 2 officers for any round, that team will not be allowed to play that round. We urge you to sign up with 6 players, because this league may take a while to complete and we all know ranks can go up and down easily. You also have the option to add or replace players during the tournament (see point 3.-).

2.- To sign up as a team, you need to provide me with a team name, team Captain and the other team members. Please include the current score (or rank) of all the team members. Please use this format:

1.- Is it correct that a team member can only play if he/she is an Officer?

Answer: No, that is incorrect. A team member needs to be an Officer at sign-up. If a member later drops rank, he/she can still participate and play.

Additional remarks:- A team needs to have a minimum of 2 officers play every round.- It is discouraged to enter non-Officer members in games, that's why a team can have 6 members.- Please try to always have Officers play the singles games.- If a team member gets very low in rank, I may ask the Team Captain not to use or replace the player.

2.- Can a Team Captain add/replace team members whenever he/she wants?

Answer: No. A Team Captain can only make changes to the team in between rounds. After the game roster for a round is posted, changes are not allowed.

Additional remarks:- A Team Captain needs to ask my permission before a change is made.- Any player added to a team must be an Officer.- There is no limit to the amount of changes, however, if I suspect abuse I will not authorize changes.- I reserve the right to authorize any change(s) that help keeping the tournament going smoothly.

1.- Before every round, the team Captain will have to decide which players will play which games. You can use 4, 5 or 6 players. The same player cannot play more than 1 singles match, 2 doubles matches, 2 triples matches and the quad match. The teams for the two triples matches cannot be the same, there has to be at least one different player in the two games.

Rounds will start every other Sunday (every fortnight). I will need the player assignments every Wednesday before the Sunday a new round starts. If I do not have them by that Wednesday, I will use the same roster the team used the previous round. Contrary to the previous editions of this tournament I will not send out PMs asking for player assignments, although I will try and send a reminder. It will be the responsibility of the Team Captains to get them to me on time. After the Wednesday there will be no changes allowed, except in exceptional cases.Note: Getting the player assignments was quite a hassle in the previous editions. The Team Captains can make it easier for me and themselves by giving me their assignments for all rounds up front or by deciding on one standard line-up of players, regardless of maps and settings, to be used every round.

2.- When assigning players the team Captains should send me a pm as shown in this example:

1.- Once the games for a round are made I send a pm with the game numbers and password(s). If a game is not joined by all players within 48 hours, I reserve the right to cancel the game and count it as a lost game for the player(s) that did not join it. I usually send an invite as a reminder sometime after 24 hours.

2.- As soon as a game is won, the winner(s) should post the result immediately in this forum. It is going to be hard for me to keep on top of all the games, so please help me out and let me know the results!

Added explanation and rule: Every game needs to be joined by the player(s) assigned to the game by the Team Captain. If a game is mistakenly joined by another player, please let me know and I will decide to allow it or make a new game. If a player is replaced by the Team Captain without letting me know, and joins a game, that game will be forfeited and the win and the points go to the opponent(s). The same will apply if a player who is added to a team without my knowledge and permission, and joins a game.

The team Captains have the following responsibilities:1.- Sign up your team with a team name and the players and, of course, name the Captain.2.- Make sure your team members are all officers at the time of signing up.3.- Make sure you have enough officers on your team to be able to keep participating.4.- Register any team changes with the organizers.5.- Assign players for the games for every round.6.- Ensure that your team members sign up within the time limit and with the correct team mate(s).7.- Ensure that the organizer is notified of the results of the games a.s.a.p.8.- In general ensure that there will be as little delay as possible during this tournament.

1.- I reserve the right to deny entry or disqualify any team that does not comply with the rules stated. 2.- I will ask the team Captain to replace players who demonstrates unsportsmanlike conduct.3.- I will disqualify a team that repeatedly delays the continuation of the tournament.4.- I deserve the right to take whatever other measure(s) necessary to ensure that the tournament will be played in a fair, fun and timely manner.5.- Please let me know if you have any question or suggestions to make this tournament a success.

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Most Valuable Player (MVP) - Contest Achievement Medal for the winner!

We are going to play with 10 groups of 4 teams, which will play a round robin with each other. After that the top 2 teams of every group go through to the main event. Since we have 43 teams, 3 teams get a bye and we'll play the main event with 23 teams (i.e. 22 rounds). The ranking within the groups is decided by wins over other teams. Every team plays 3 rounds, so you can have maximum 3 wins. In case of a tie in wins, the points won will decide the ranking. If there still is a tie after that, a quad game will be played (best of 3, map to be decided). Because of the amount of teams, and the teams with a bye, the results will NOT carry over to the main event. This also ensures that no team has an advantage with the maps and settings.